Travel stories of Columbus

Don't Miss the Circleville Pumpkin Show

October 18, 2012

It's been called the Greatest Free Show on Earth. It's been happening for 106 years. More than 400,000 people from all 50 states flock there. The whole shebang is capped off by an absolutely enormous pumpkin.

photo courtesy of Jenny Sohn Resendez

The Circleville Pumpkin Show is happening RIGHT NOW, just 30 minutes south of Columbus! Go for the fun, the food (pumpkin hamburgers and sundaes? - YES!) or the King Pumpkin, that weighs in at 1,315 pounds! But go soon! The Show runs through Saturday, Oct. 20.at 11 p.m